Armkhi (Ingush: МохтIе, Moxthe; Russian: Армхи) is a village in Dzheyrakhsky District of the Republic of Ingushetia, located on the Armkhi or Kistinka river (Ingush: Ӏарам-хий, Кисти-хий, Aram-khi, Kisti-khiï; Georgian: ქისტეთისწყალი, Kistetis-tskali; Russian: Армхи, Кистинка). The village is known for its year-round recreation resort. Armkhi is one of six rural localities constituting the Dzheyrakh rural settlement.

Armkhi
Armkhi river near the village of Olgeti
Armkhi river near the village of Olgeti
Location of Armkhi
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Armkhi is located in Russia
Armkhi
Armkhi
Location of Armkhi
Coordinates: 42°48′43″N 44°42′28″E / 42.81194°N 44.70778°E / 42.81194; 44.70778
CountryRussia
Federal subjectIngushetia
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[1])
Postal code(s)[2]
386433Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID26620410116

History edit

 
"The river Charekh on which there are 40 villages is called Kistek (Kistinka)" illustrated on General Levashov [ru]'s map in 1733.

The name of the village derives from the river Armkhi, a tributary of the Terek river. Several variations exist with regard to the meaning of the term "Armkhi". One is that the toponym derives from Ingush for "prohibited water/river"; another, that it comes from the Ingush words amr 'lake' and khi 'water'.

The hydronym Kistinka derives from one of the old Ingush ethnonyms — Kisti.[3][4][5][6][7]
In 1745, Vakhushti Bagrationi mentions it as "Kistetian river" as well as "Kist-Durdzukian river".[8]

Doctor of historical sciences and archaeologist Evgeniy Krupnov wrote:

«The ancient habitat of the Kists or Kistins is determined quite accurately. It is the Armkhi gorge — the right tributary of the Terek, 22 km south of the city of Ordzhonikidze, because this river was called in Georgian "Kistetis Tskhali" and "Kistinka" in Russian sources; neighboring Ossetians call it "Makal-don"

— Е.И. Крупнов, «Средневековая Ингушетия» - М.: Наука, 1971. / с. 29

In 1928 a sanatorium was established adjacent to the village, making it one of the oldest sanatoriums in the North Caucasus.[9] The modern building of the sanatorium was constructed in 1998. Recently a ski resort was built, along with a hotel, pools and a year-round recreation center.[10]

Demography edit

Armkhi population
2012136 [11]
2013140[11]
2015156[12]
2016158[12]

Geography edit

Armkhi village lies on the left embankment of the Armkhi River. The closest rural localities to Armkhi are Beini to the northeast, Dzheyrakh to the northwest, and Lyazhgi and Olgeti to the east.

References edit

  1. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  3. ^ Leonti von Städer by Peter Simon Pallas. «Tagebuch einer Reise die im Jahr 1781 von der Granzfestung Mosdok nach dem innern Caucasus unternommen worden» St. Petersburg; Leipzig, 1797 / p. 32.
  4. ^ James Percival by Sir Richard Phillips. «A Geographical View of the World: Embracing the Manners, Customs, and Pursuits, of Every Nation; Founded on the Best Authorities» New York, 1826 / p. 16
  5. ^ Charles Vallancey. «Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis VI» Dublin, 1804 / p. 13
  6. ^ Johann Gottfried Eichhorn. «Geschichte der Litteratur, von ihrem Anfang bis auf die neuesten Zeiten» Göttingen, 1807 / p. 359
  7. ^ Екатерина Кушева «Народы Северного Кавказа и их связи с Россией (вторая половина XVI — 30-е годы XVII века)» / Ред. изд-ва И.У. Будовниц. — Утверждено Институтом истории АН СССР. — М. : Изд-во АН СССР, 1963 / с. 360
  8. ^ Вахушти Багратиони. «География Грузии» / Введение, перевод и примечания М.Г. Джананашвили. — Тифлисъ: Типография К.П. Козловскаго, 1904 / с. 151
  9. ^ "Курорт "Армхи" собирает информацию о своём прошлом". 27 April 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  10. ^ "О курорте "Армхи" / Курорт "Армхи" в Ингушетии". ingkurort.ru. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Оценка численности населения". ingstat.gks.ru. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Численность населения Республики Ингушетия по состоянию на 01". ingstat.gks.ru. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.